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Radio Disney joins the online craze by posting a video to Carly Rae Jepsen‘s Call Me Maybe to promote her Takeover tomorrow. Those of you curious to get a behind-the-scenes look at their headquarters in Burbank and to see the staff in action can check it out on YouTube (BTW Hallie wins style points for the fall). And as for that Takeover, I hope I’m wrong but something tells me they’ll talk about Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Ashley Tisdale, possibly Samantha Droke… but somehow forget to mention the video that started the madness was posted by Carlos Pena of Big Time Rush.

The stars were out last night to support A Place Called Home‘s Stars & Strikes Celebrity Bowling and Poker Tournament at PINZ Bowling & Entertainment Center in Studio City, CA The guest list included: Akon, Amber Lily, Honor Society, Jason Derulo, Jordin Sparks, Ke$ha, Manny on the Streets, Midnight Red, Sabi, and more. After the event, Honor Society met up with fans for a classic Pinkberry Parking Lot Party on Ventura and I’ve heard they were hinting at a yet to be announced show on April 19th at House of Blues – Hollywood. We’ll keep you posted!

On March 20th, American Idol Season 10 finalist, Haley Reinhart will be releasing her debut single, Free. The piano-driven track, which Haley describes as “an empowering break-up song” is the lead single from Haley’s debut album, Listen Up!, which will be released by 19 Recordings/Interscope Records on May 22nd. Click here to listen to Haley’s single, Free.

Ashley Argota delivers! Keeping true to her word, we’ve got another Bucket & Skinner update on YouTube. This time it’s Dillon Lane and Taylor Gray joining her to talk about the new episode, Epic Cuffs, premiering this Saturday night. How much you want to bet they trend again during the episode? #newbucketandskinner

Save the date! The CMT Music Awards will take place this year on June 6th.

ABC Family will kick off the summer with the second season premiere of Melissa & Joey, on Wednesday, May 30, 2012, with back-to-back episodes at 8:00pm and 8:30pm.

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has partnered with Taubman Centers to create a groundbreaking new shopping experience for consumers with the installation of Fox Movie Mall virtual storefronts. With the introduction of the Fox Movie Mall app available at the iTunes Store and Android Market, shoppers at the mall can simply Stop, Scan and Shop, providing convenience and accessibility like never before. An industry first innovation, consumers can pick one of the film titles from a wallscape, scan a QR code and instantly be taken online to make their purchase and have it shipped right to their door. Those that download and launch the Fox Movie Mall app can save up to 50 percent on their purchases and have access to the RIO coloring app, additional games, trailers, movie and TV clips and more.

6pm CST – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (ABC Family)
The young wizard and his best friends investigate a dark force that is terrorizing their school, Hogwarts.

7pm CST – American Idol: 1 Voted Off (FOX)
The contestants face elimination. Demi Lovato will perform her hit Give Your Heart A Break and IDOL alum Daughtry will return to perform Outta My Head.

7pm CST – The Vampire Diaries: 1912 (CW)
Current murders in Mystic Falls remind Damon of a similar crime spree in 1912; Elena and Matt try to prove that Dr. Fell (Torrey Devitto) is a killer.

7:30pm CST – The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (Disney Channel)
A 10-year-old and his imaginary friends try to save a distant planet from the forces of darkness.

In Concert Tomorrow:

Dia Frampton with Blake Shelton
HP Pavilion at San Jose
San Jose, CA

The Fresh Beat Band
The Center for the Arts
Buffalo, NY

Kelly Clarkson
Fox Theatre
St. Louis, MO

Taylor Swift and Hot Chelle Rae
Vector Arena
Auckland
New Zealand

Cody Simpson has announced that he’ll be heading out on the road in the new year! The Welcome to Paradise Tour a 2012 headlining tour will make stops in the US and Canada! VIP tickets and pre-sale tickets begin today at 12pm local venue time. More dates and opening acts will be announced soon!

February
2 Paradise Rock Club – Boston, MA
3 Goodfellas – Pottsville, PA
4 Gramercy Theater – New York, NY
5 Theater of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA
7 Phoenix Theater – Toronto, CA
8 Corona Theatre – Montreal, CA
10 Northern Lights – Albany, NY
11 Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
12 The Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI

Ariana Grande: Put Your Hearts Up (Single) – The debut single from the actress who plays Cat Valentine on Victorious. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

DJ & Christian: Motion EP – The latest from this brother duo out of Vancouver, WA. The two were recently featured as a Kidzbop Artist 2 Know. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Javier Colon: A Drop In The Ocean (Single) – Previously only avialable as a Walmart bonus track. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Neon Trees: Everybody Talks (Single) – The first single from their sophomore album Picture Show releasing in March. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

VersaEmerge: Santa Baby (Single) – The song was self-recorded by Blake and Sierra and continues their tradition of well-received covers on YouTube: Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Estelle, Drake and ‘You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch’ from 2 years ago. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Xenia: Sing You Home EP – The first release from The Voice constestant, featuring “Sing You Home,” “Summer Dress,” “Snapshot,” and “Light Years.” Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Zoe Myers: Destiny Knows My Name (single) – From the upcoming film, Destiny Road. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Zoe Myers: Hurricane (single) – From the upcoming film, Destiny Road. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Zoe Myers: Was It Just Me (single) – From the upcoming film, Destiny Road. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Dolphin Tale (Blu-ray/DVD) – starring Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Kris Kristofferson, Morgan Freeman, and more.

Glee: The Concert Movie (Blu-ray/DVD) – featuring performances, including some not shown in theaters, from the June 16th and 17th Glee Live! In Concert! shows in New Jersey with behind-the-scenes footage and a guest appearance by Gwyneth Paltrow.

Perhaps the most covered tune of the holidays! This time it’s Victoria Justice and Leon Thomas covering Baby It’s Cold Outside. Yep, Victorious clearly has the most musically talented cast on TV!

Free music! Megan and Liz are giving away free copies of their performance of Are You Happy Now? at The River’s Acoustic Christmas 2011. Just submit your email at their Facebook page to receive a link to download it. (You can also watch their live performance of the song on YouTube).

And now… Jasmine Sagginario‘s 8th day of Christmas! It’s time for more Q & A with fans. Get the scoop on all of her holiday favorites.

So not true! Rumors have been swirling regarding the cancelation of Nickelodeon’s – Bucket & Skinner’s Epic Adventures. Last night, Dillon Lane tweeted to fans “Right now we just need everyone to help us out by sharing with friends about that show. Thanks to everyone for your patience and support, believe me I know it gets hard.”

Last Friday, Glee stars Dot Marie Jones and Jayma Mays along with Twentieth Century Fox and the National Association for Music Education presented Culver City Middle School students and educators a check for $10,000 as part of the Glee Give A Note competition. Culver City Middle School is one of 60 second place winners of the Glee Give a Note campaign to receive a $10,000 grant to support the school’s arts programs.

The first full-length trailer for The Dark Knight Rises is online at Apple.com. The film stars Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, and a familiar face to T2 – Joey King (Ramona and Beezus).

5:30pm CST – The Incredibles (ABC Family)

7pm CST – Saturday Night Live Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (NBC)
Holiday sketches from past years include appearances by Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin and Justin Timberlake; Gilly (Kristen Wiig) appears in new sketches.

7:30pm CST – Full-Court Miracle (Disney Channel)

8pm CST – The Polar Express (ABC Family)

“Now that The Stronger The Love Tour is over, we’d like to thank all of the people who believed in us and made it happen! First of all, you guys, the AIFamily, this tour was a celebration of what we have accomplished. Our manager Jay, our agent Ryan, our crew Blake, Eric, Jesse & Jenna, thank you. And finally our friends & family, without all of you this wouldn’t be possible!”

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Big Time Rush: Elevate – The sophomore album featuring “Music Sounds Better With U,” “If I Ruled The World,” and more. Their official website has a bonus track titled “Paralyzed” and iTunes has a bonus track titled “Blow Your Speakers.” Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

the bird and the bee: Wishes (Single) – Brand new holiday song available exclusively at thebirdandthebee.bandcamp.com.

Daughtry: Break The Spell – featuring “Renegade,” “Crawling Back To You,” and more. The deluxe edition features four bonus tracks: “Who’s They,” “Maybe We’re Already Gone,” “Everything Buy Me,” and “Lullaby.” Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Javier Colon: Come Through For You – The first album after winning NBC’s The Voice. It features his new single “As Long As We Got Love” with Natasha Bedingfield. Walmart has two bonus tracks titled “Drop In The Ocean” and “Stitch By Stitch.” iTunes had two pre-order bonus tracks titled “The Most Beautiful Girl In The World” and “Make It In Love.” Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Lady Gaga: Born This Way: The Remix – featuring 14 remixes, including remixes by Foster The People, Goldfrapp, and many more. iTunes has a bonus remix of “Judas.” Japan has two bonus remixes of “You And I” and “The Edge Of Glory.” Also available, get the original CD, the remix CD, and the concert DVD all together in Born This Way: The Collection. Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Plain White T’s: Nuttin’ For Christmas (Single) – Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Sara Bareilles: Love Is Christmas (Single) – Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Taylor Swift: Speak Now: World Tour Live (CD/Blu-ray/DVD) – The CD features 16 live performances while the Blu-ray/DVD features 17. The Blu-ray/CD edition is available exclusively at Best Buy. Target has exclusive bonus performances of “Ours,” “Going Back To Nashville,” and “Sweet Escape” and behind the scene making of the music video for “Mean.”

Vanessa Carlton: Hear The Bells EP – featuring “Do You Hear What I Hear?,” “Hear The Bells,” “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” and a live acoustic version of “A Thousand Miles.” Help support Tommy2.Net by purchasing this release at iTunes.

Zhu Zhu Pets Quest for Zhu: Soundtrack – featuring music by Windy Wagner, Savannah Outen, Thia Megia, and more. The Zhu Zhu pets also covers songs by The Jackson 5, Kool & The Gang, Selena Gomez, Taio Cruz, The Romantics, Queen, The Spinners, and Earth Wind & Fire, along with two original songs.

Beauty & The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (Blu-ray) – Available for the first time on Blu-ray!

Britney Spears: Live: The Femme Fatale Tour (Blu-ray/DVD) – filmed during her August 13-14th show in Toronto, Canada, it features 20 live performances and four music videos. Target has an exclusive bonus CD featuring the Japanese bonus track “Scary” and nine remixes.

Conan The Barbarian (Blu-ray/DVD) – Jason Momoa (Game Of Thrones) stars in the remake of the 1982 film. [R]

Doctor Who: Series 6 (Blu-ray/DVD) – includes all 13 episodes from series six, the 2010 Holiday special A Christmas Carol, seven “Meanwhile in the Tardis” scenes, five “Night and the Doctor” scenes, five episode prequels, Doctor Who Confidential, four “Monsters Files”, and much more.

Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden (Blu-ray/DVD) – The Emmy award-winning HBO concert special. The Blu-ray edition is available exclusively at Best Buy. [PA]

Prep & Landing (DVD) – The 2009 Disney animated short film with special bonus features.

Spy Kids: All The Time In The World (Blu-ray/DVD) – starring Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, Rowan Blanchard, Mason Cook, Jeremy Piven, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara, the voice of Ricky Gervais, and more.

Super 8 (Blu-ray/DVD) – Produced by Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams, who also directed and wrote the film. It stars Joel Courtney, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Gabriel Basso, Zach Mills, Elle Fanning, Amanda Michalka, Kyle Chandler, and more. Get $5 at Super8Coupon.com. [PG-13]

The Legend Of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Wii) – The highly anticipated latest addition in The Legend Of Zelda series. Best Buy has a free $10 gift card.

Billy the Kid and the Vampyres of Vegas (ebook) – The second lost story from Michael Scott’s The Secrets Of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel book series. Find out how Billy the Kid and Scathach first met and battled the deadly vampyres of Las Vegas. The final book in the series, The Enchantress, releases in May.

Perez Hilton has posted a leak of the new Hot Chelle Rae & Demi Lovato duet, Why Don’t You Love Me. What’s most interesting in the post is the last line “Prepare to request it constantly on Radio Disney in about one week!” I was under the impression his audience was a little bit older?

Star Tribune‘s gossip reporter, CJ has the exclusive that Justin Bieber‘s recent photo shoot will be left out of the upcoming book, Volume 1: Through the Lens of Music Photographer Rob Shanahan. According to Rob, Justin was three hours late to the shoot at Hard Rock Cafe in Los Angeles and the two never really hit it off.

Tinashe has also been hard at work on her album recording with producers such as Tone Def (will.i.am0), and writing with British-singer-songwriter Jay Sean. She’s also just begun work on two new music videos as well as a top-secret film project. Fans have been promised they’ll get to hear her new single, Can’t Say No, when she reaches 10,000 likes on Facebook. (Less than 200 to go!)

With the Super Bowl just around the corner, Doritos has launched their annual Crash The Super Bowl user generated commercial contest. Among the new entry’s you can find one titled Conform For Doritos featuring Dillon Lane.

Gotta love Fall fashion! Here’s a sneak preview from Sammi Hanratty‘s photo shoot.

3:30pm CST – The Wannabes: Earth Day (Starz Kids & Family)
After watching a video about global warming The Wannabes organizes a student revolt against Mr. Pesckow’s unfriendly ecological policies. Sarah has a curious secret admirer.

7pm CST – The X Factor: Top 9 Perform (FOX)
The hopefuls perform for the judges.

7:30pm CST – The Game Plan (Disney Channel)
Starring Dwayn Johnson, Madison Pettis and Kyra Sedgwick.

8pm CST – Dancing with the Stars: Finale (ABC)
The winner is chosen and Lady Antebellum performs.

10:30pm CST – The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC)
Featuring: Animal handler Julie Scardina, Comic Dane Cook, and a performance by Hot Chelle Rae.

In Concert Tomorrow:

Ocean Grove and Voxhaul Broadcast
Kilby Court
Salt Lake City, UT

The Ready Set, The Summer Set, Downtown Fiction and Plug In Stereo
Northern Lights
Clifton Park, NY